In 2014, Blackmagic Design acquired Digital Fusion, now known as Blackmagic Fusion 9, and set about redeveloping and marketing it. It was also only available for Windows, which meant it missed out on a huge number of Mac users.
Like many products, Fusion suffered from problems, which hindered its development. Over the years, Fusion slowly disappeared and products such as Nuke and Flame eventually dominated the market, with Nuke becoming the industry standard stand-alone A/B compositor. In many ways, it helped to change the visual effects industry with regard to skill set and workflows. It was developed in the late eighties and for many years was considered the go-to compositor. At the time, even Autodesk Flame and Smoke didnt offer fully functioning round tripping between an editorial timeline and compositor.įusion (not to be confused with Autodesk Fusion), like Nuke and Flare (Flame family), consists of a dedicated node-compositing environment. Basic nodes like scaling and simple colour correction were included, but more advanced nodes like the Chroma Keyer had to be purchased on a pay-as-you-need basis.Īt that time, few products offered a workflow like this, with Avid DS the only other that springs to mind. To use the Fusion software to its full potential, there was an option to buy individual nodes for $25 each. The Fusion software was accessible via a direct timeline link within Velocity Q. The company had acquired a fantastic but short-lived new edit suite, Dps Velocity Q, which came bundled with a light version of Eye on Digital Fusion. I was working at AV Productions, one of Dubais oldest and most reliable post-production houses.
Its been almost 15 years since I last set my eyes on Fusion. UAE-based post-production compositor and colourist and guest reviewer for BroadcastPro ME, Alistair Rankine, writes that Blackmagic Fusion 9, previously known as Digital Fusion, has the potential to reclaim its status as the go-to compositor for the visual effects industry.
UAE-based post-production compositor and colourist and guest reviewer for BroadcastPro ME, Alistair Rankine. Post-production specialist Alistair Rankine believes Blackmagic Fusion 9 has the potential to reclaim its status as the go-to compositor.
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